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Featured Company: Drive My Way

11889656_1630876357198341_7450849589724663644_nStarted in 2014, and launched in 2015, DriveMyWay strives to create the best job matches between CDL truck drivers and employers. Essentially the “Eharmony for the trucking industry,” the women-led company utilizes a unique recruiting service based on 23 personal preferences, ranging from how often drivers want to be home, to more specific likings such as if they include a pet on their routes.Beth Potratz, the founder CEO, and Katie Janoch, the COO, are very aware of the industry, its growth and its need for disruption, both of which are capitalized on through their product.

Currently, there exists a problematic dichotomy within trucking: a driver turnover rate of over 90%, despite the need for truck drivers expected to increase from 48,000 to 175,000 by 2024. A more personalized approach to the hiring process is clearly needed, so that drivers don’t have to compromise their lifestyles, and employers can feel more confident with their hires. DriveMyWay_logo

Rapid Growth

The numbers are in their favor. Already, there are over 2200 drivers registered who can maintain a profile similar to LinkedIn, with 65-70 drivers registering per day on the website. Flashstarts, which began working DriveMyWay toward to the end of March before finally investing in April, has helped spark that rapid growth—through encouragement and refinement, such as their help with the company’s implementation of a call center.

[pullquote]”(They’ve) already built a product, but are still iterating, still listening to the market, having meetings, and asking questions.”[/pullquote]

Shannon Lyons, the Executive VP of Flashstarts is incredibly confident in the founder’s abilities, stating, “Her way of doing business is in line with everything we (Flashstarts) have ever taught. (They’ve) already built a product, but are still iterating, still listening to the market, having meetings, and asking questions.”

DriveMyWay has nailed their idea, and are now working diligently to scale it. To borrow a metaphor from their industry—they have a lot of open road ahead of them.

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